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The video sent out Monday shows King making remarks about legal immigration including having the “pick of the litter” from donor countries and referencing his family’s pets. Critics say with these remarks King is comparing immigrants to dogs.

Under the video, King urges supporters to see that he actually “complimented legal immigrants. In fact, I’ve even received dozens of messages from Hispanics who have watched the video letting me know it was complimentary and many of them declared their disgust for the way the left has tried to twist my words!”

YouTube allows members to create popups and links on a video and soon after the e-mail was released with the video a pop-up was placed on the video, reading “Don’t listen to Steve King’s excuses. Comparing immigrants to dogs is just plain offensive.”

A second pop-up invites viewers to “Click here to see more of Steve King’s extreme remarks” leading to a video compilation of King’s previous remarks.

On Tuesday evening, American Bridge tweeted that King has not done anything about the video. “Steve King STILL hasn’t done anything about us messing with the video….. 28 hours ago.”

“Ever since American Bridge filmed Steve King comparing immigrants to dogs more than a year ago, he has made a series of excuses and cop outs to avoid being held accountable for his record,” American Bridge spokesman Chris Harris told POLITICO. “We will continue our work to show voters in Iowa and across the country that Steve King is the face of today’s Republican Party and a major roadblock to comprehensive immigration reform.”